Toronto Santa fired for telling child the "Maple Leafs suck"

A photo of a young boy meeting Santa was posted to the Lowe's Christmas Market Facebook page. According to reports, the Santa was fired after telling the young boy that the "Maple Leafs" suck

Photograph by: Mary Trent
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The Santa Claus at a Toronto Christmas market is out of a job after telling a three-year-old that the Toronto Maple Leafs "suck."

Mary Trent of Mississauga complained to the market via Facebook, writing that old Kris Kringle "pointed out my son's Toronto Maple leafs winter toque and said he shouldnt be wearing that and that the Maple leafs suck!"

Organizers of the Lowe's Christmas Market apologized and, according to a report in the Toronto Sun, fired the Santa in question.

A similar incident occurred in the U.S. earlier this week. A mall in Maine sacked their Santa Claus after children and parents complained he was rude, grumpy and wouldn't even let one child sit on his lap. One young patron said when she asked Santa for an American Girl doll, he replied she'd get an "American football."

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